Today is National North Dakota Day

Today is National North Dakota Day, so let's take a few minutes to learn some fun facts and look at some of their silly laws - did you know . . .

• Horses are prohibited from sleeping in bathtubs
• It is illegal to keep an elk in a sandbox in your backyard.
• All bathtubs must be kept in the backyard.
• One may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place.
• Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

You will find more silly North Dakota laws at this link. Now for some fun facts about this State - did you know . . . 

• North Dakota is the biggest producer of honey in the US.
• It is known to grow more sunflowers than any other state.
• North Dakota gained statehood in 1889.
• Most of the pasta in America is made from North Dakota durum wheat. 
• Dakota is the Sioux word for “friend” or “ally.”
• North Dakota holds the Guinness World Record for the most snow angels made simultaneously in one place. On February 17, 2007, 8,962 people made snow angels at the state capitol grounds. They beat the earlier record of 3,784 set at Michigan Technological University the previous year.
• In 1887, North Dakotan David Henderson Houston invented a camera. He named it by scrambling the first four letters of Dakota and adding a “K” to make Kodak. He later sold the rights of the Kodak camera to George Eastman.
• One of the quirkiest sports in North Dakota is lawn mower racing. By the time mowers are customized, they can reach speeds of 60 mph, compared to the 5 mph they might do in the backyard.

You will find more fun facts at this link and this link.